14th August 2018 Sneaking up on autumn.

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Tuesday 14th 62F, grey, calm, misty and damp. It was a very wet night according to the media. I pottered along to the rural lanes and cut back across the fields. An excavator was trying to improve the drainage of one field. The driver and helper were enjoying breakfast as is the habit of the Danes. They go to work very early and then stop for half an an hour. Rather quiet today with a soft glow to distant mist. No ride today.

Wednesday 15th 62-76F, grey overcast with a very light breeze. No walk today because I went shopping on the trike instead. Light rain on the way back. Brightened up at times with showers and a gusty wind. Only 7 miles.

Thursday 16th 65-76F, dark, grey and quite windy. It was far too warm for a jacket until I turned into the wind. Still able to use the stubble fields to avoid the traffic. It wont be long before they start working the fields again and it will become impossible to enjoy new viewpoints.  It brightened up later.

Friday 17th 63-71?F, grey, still and damp. An early ride home from delivering the car to the garage followed by shopping. It soon turned to bright sunshine. Car collected again by trike. I even printed out a new number plate to hang on the trike because the car's rear registration plate was hidden. 7 miles total.

Saturday 18th 61-?F, rather windy but bright. Walked a loop on the fields as it quickly clouded over. It looks and feels like it will rain any moment but none is forecast until this afternoon. Which was then cancelled as it brightened up again before becoming cloudy. Some large trees are already showing autumnal colours. No ride today.

Sunday 19th 64F, another grey day but without the strong, gusty wind of yesterday. It felt too warm in my jacket so I took it off for the climb up to the forest. It was there I disturbed a pair of deer resting under a hedge. They dashed off but stopped to pose mid field before continuing into the woods. After that I was able to cross the stubbled fields which had not yet been harrowed. It has remained grey but dry with increasing wind. No ride today.

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